WNG695: NOAA Weather Radio for Pecos, Texas
WNG695 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Pecos, broadcasting on 162.450 MHz at 1030 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Midland/Odessa office's broadcast and covers 6 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WNG695 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.450 MHz |
| Transmitter | Pecos, Texas |
| Power | 1030 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Midland/Odessa |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.450 MHz as WX5, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WNG695 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Davis | Texas | 048243 | EXTREME NORTH AND EAST |
| Loving | Texas | 048301 | SOUTHEAST |
| Pecos | Texas | 048371 | WESTERN 1/3 |
| Reeves | Texas | 048389 | SOUTHERN 2/3 |
| Ward | Texas | 048475 | WESTERN 2/3 |
| Winkler | Texas | 048495 | SOUTHWEST SECTION |
A county marked with a note (for example partial coverage) is served for that portion only. Program the six-digit code into your radio's SAME location list - the SAME code guide walks through it, and how alert radios work explains what the radio does with it.
Hearing WNG695
Any receiver that tunes 162.450 MHz FM can listen: scanners, VHF ham radios, marine sets, or a software-defined receiver. What those do not do is wake you at 3 a.m. - for that you want a dedicated radio with SAME alerting, covered in the buyer's guide.
Every Texas transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Texas. Or look any county up with the finder.
Sources:
- “NWR County Coverage Listings”. weather.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-07-19. Retrieved 2026-07-16. Every figure on this page - frequency, transmitter site, power, operational status, and county SAME codes - is from this dataset. Transmitters move, change power, and go down for maintenance; verify locally before you rely on it.